Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 8)

A stitch in time saves a poke in the eye with a wet fish.

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The bad penny ain’t pickin’ up no more rollin’ moss.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
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Smoking like a sieve

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You could have knocked me over with a fender.

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You have to walk before you can swim.

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Now I'm going to tell you something that'll really throw a kink in the wrench.

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We're cooking on all four cylinders.

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It’s time to step up to the plate and lay your cards on the table.

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He was between a rock and the deep blue sea.

Misspokements Mixed metaphors

The rain is coming down like gangbusters!

Mixed metaphors Science/Weather

Like the old adverb you can lead a gift horse to the water but ya can't look in his mouth.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Mixed metaphors TV/Movie Quotes

We should continue to ride the horse that brings in the gravy.

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I could see you itching at the bit.

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Get the kinks rolling

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That was the straw that twisted the camel's neck.

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Silence is bliss.

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While we are ingesting the author's valuable insights, we may also be swallowing his blind spots.

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Sleeping dogs bark the loudest.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Mixed metaphors

Don't beat a dead horse in the mouth.

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Biting the hand that rocks the cradle

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Beyond the question of a doubt

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